Shekleton Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shekleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Ireland1451:32,4752,778
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Australia271:999,84158,390
England251:2,228,72284,230
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Shekleton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shekleton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shekleton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 572,152nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Shekleton live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Shekleton is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 21 percent reside and Connecticut, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Shekleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shekleton has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Shekleton surname grew 199 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 457 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shekleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shekleton surname is chiefly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shekleton last name are 29.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shekleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.71% more than the national average, earning R 586,284 per year and in United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,570 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shekleton
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